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Subject: Cruising Lite
From: Brian Whatcott (betwys@XXX.XXX)
Date: Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:28:17 EST
I had it in mind to take a boat across the Atlantic, or at least make a
start on the dream this Summer. Perhaps fortunately, the news of old
family friends visiting from England, kept me from initiating the plan.
I asked on rec.boats.cruising ng about viable sizes and types,
and gathered what you have already read on this list: long voyages
have been completed in a variety of hull sizes, and from 23 ft up,
with some frequency. What I found even more encouraging, was
that there were persuasive suggestions that a suitable boat
could sometimes be purchased (with a good dollop of luck) for
the price you would like to pay: a sailboat is an expensive toy which
can sometimes be discarded for another, at a reasonable price
to the needy.
Brian Whatcott
At 09:46 AM 12/16/02, you wrote:
>I have the registered version of Navigator (for windows) (see:
>http://www.tecepe.com.br/nav/) and think it is fantastic. It has all the
>nav. stars, planets, moon, sun (of course) and can generate printed pages
>that look just like the nautical almanac as well as be used for interactive
>celestial reduction sight work. There is a module for loading charts (
>there is a growing library of charts or you can make your own [and add it to
>the library]) and saving sights, and even hooking up a GPS to your computer
>and superimposing your boat's position on the chart. For $25(US), it's a
>great tool. It has a star chart that can be animated for any increment + or
>-. I've used it to interactively determine the time of sunrise/sunset for
>my lat/long. Hovering over any object gives you it's az/ht for taht
>particular time. I still force myself to practice reducing my sights using
>HO 211 (using Bayless' book) but it's nice to quickly check my work using
>Navigator.
>
>By the way, I'm moving from a Flying Scot (19' centerboard) to a South Coast
>23' (an Alberg design) so (hopefully) am getting closer to my bluewater
>dreams.
>-- Joe Shields
>SC23 #56 /Astra IIIb
>
>PS: anybody ever do any bluewater cruising in a 22'-23' full keel boat?
Brian Whatcott
Altus OK Eureka!
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